Gina Kolata

For the more than 310,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer every year, no matter how well the treatment goes, there is always a lingering fear.

While not a perfect alternative to colonoscopies or fecal tests, experts hope the test could lead to more people getting screened for colorectal cancers.

Six Olympic athletes described the delicate mechanics behind their chosen event. Here’s how they do what they do.

A large study showed that for most patients, having both breasts removed after cancer was detected in one made no difference.

In the era when people traveled by sailing ship and steamer, illnesses usually burned themselves out before boats reached shore, a new study finds.

When doctors are confronted with this question, here is what they advise — and what they can’t say.

Many patients are eager to discontinue Wegovy or Zepbound when their weight loss plateaus, but doctors say it's difficult to go cold turkey

Wegovy, the popular obesity drug, may have yet another surprising benefit. In a large clinical trial, people taking the drug during the pandemic were less likely to die of COVID-19 , researchers reported Friday.

Many doctors say it is too dangerous to perform the common surgeries on people with high body mass indexes, but patients say they are facing discrimination.